187 passengers reach Mangaluru from Dammam on chartered flight arranged by Mangaluru NRIs
Mangaluru: Trading Allied Industrial Services Corporation, Dammam as a part of its corporate social responsibility, organised a charter flight for the repatriation of standard Kannadigas from Dammam to Mangaluru on Saturday, 22nd August.
Allied Corporation in a release noted it received several requests from the stranded expatriates, who failed to avail seats in earlier charted flights due to scarcity of seats. “There were requests from pregnant women, jobless expatriates, patients who required urgent medicals assistance in the home as they could not afford local medical care. There were expatriates with expired work and family visas who were in dire need. Thus, the Allied team extended their support to the plight of fellow Kannadigas and repatriated them back home” it stated.
Allied Corporation repatriated 175 passengers and 12 infants on Saturday including 38 pregnant women, 32 children, 2 cancer and 1 paralyzed patient, and senior citizens.
Allied Corporation specially thanked to Fayaz Muzzain and Irfan Abdul Khader for their support and assistance in fulfilling all required local government formalities. It also extended gratitude to Indian Embassy officials for their support, Imran Falcon and to Mumtaz Ali for assisting locally.
Allied Corporation is owned by Mangalore based Kannadigas Mr Ameer Hussain and Mr Thouseef Ahmed is been operating since 2011 in the city of Al Jubail Saudi Arabia, employing numerous Kannadigas in petrochemical and refineries sectors.
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
